Safety razor



" w. L. MILLS Dec. Azas, 1948.

SAFETY RAZOR Filed June 21. 1944 EF1-H9999 Mr am n 6 ,D ,P 5 MT M s D ffW am@ -WL.M2'ZZ5 Patented Dec. 28, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE y'2,457,590` *l 1 SAFETY RAZOR William L. Mills, Waco, Tex.

Application June 21, 1944, Serial No. 541,386

2 Claims. (Cl. 30--69) This invention relates to a safety razor.

It is particularly aimed to provide a novel construction which isprovided with means enabling it to be accurately adjusted to the correctposition for shaving, a construction wherein an adjustable guard rollerand mounting means is employed, and further, a construction in which anovel handle is used to promote the adjustment of the parts to correctshaving position.

The more specific objects and advantages will become apparent from aconsideration of the description following taken in connection withaccompanying drawings illustrating an operative embodiment.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation, showing the improved safety razor;

Figure 2 is an enlarged section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a horizontal section taken on the line 4--4 of Figure 3; and

Figure 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Referring specically to the drawings, a guard plate is employed at IIJ,having .the usual gu-ard teeth II along the lower edge thereof.

Coacting with the guard plate is a clamping plate I2 provided with apair of lugs I3 integral therewith and adapted to occupy openings I4,for registering therewith, and located in the guard plate I0.

In addition, a screw-threaded stud extends rearwardly from the clampingplate through an opening I6 in the guard plate and in the rear of thelatter, extends removably through a terminal I1 of a handle I8. A nut ofany suitable shape is employed at I9, being threaded on the stud I5 andmovable against the terminal I1 in order to rigidly fasten the parts inoperative position.

A blade is employed at 20, having a cutting edge 2I at the properposition for coaction with the clamping plate and guard plate. Suchblade may be of any desired shape but is preferably of a form enablinginsertion or removal upon slight loosening of the nut I9. To this end,the upper edges of lthe blade 20 are provided with notches 22 whichengage the lugs I3 and stud I5.

It will be noted that the handle I8' is of a unique form in order toprovide a relatively large gripping portion as shown having a convexsurface adjacent one end as at 23 and a downwardly extending surface 24adjacent the free end. This construction enables the blade to be bettergr-ipped and the razor held and operated at any desired angle and in thebest position for cornfortable and satisfactory shaving.

The invention also providesv a roller 25 which serves as a guard bycontacting the skin in advance of the cutting edge 2I, such rollerextending the full length of the blade and being adjustable toward andaway from such blade and transversely with respect to the cutting edge2|. To this end, the guard roller 25 has trunnions 26 which are looselyjournaled in plates 21.

The guard plate I0 has rearwardly extending wings 28 at each end thereofto which the side plates 21 are adjustably and removably disposed. Suchside plates have open slots 29 in their upper ends through whichfastening screws 30 are passed which are threaded in openings 3l in thewings 28. Such screws 30 also preferably pass through washers at 32.

It will be realized that through the adjustment of the screws 30, theside plates 21 may be moved to various positions to accurately adjustthe position of the guard roll 25. Also, they enable the guide plates 21and guard rolls 25 to be completely removed if the user desires.

Various changes may be resorted to provided they fall within the spiritand scope of the invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a razor having a guard plate, a clamping plate, and a stud andlugs on the clamping plate occupying openings in the guard plate, ahandle having a terminal through which the stud passes, fastening meanson the stud engageable against the terminal, a guard roller, meansmounting said guard roller in operative position to the cutting edge ofthe blade, comprising side plates in which the roller is journaled, andmeans rotatably and slidably securing the side plates to the guardplate.

2. A razor of the class described having a guard plate, a clamping plateto secure a razor blade against the guard plate, lugs on the clampingplate occupying openings in the guard plate, a screw stud passing fromthe clamping plate through an opening in the guard plate, a handlehaving a terminal through which the stud passes, fastening means on thestud engageable against the terminal, a guard roller, means mountingsaid guard roller in operative position to the cutting edge of theblade, comprising side plates A'in which the roller is journaled, meanssecuring the side plates to the guard plate, comagainst which the sideplates are disposed, said side plates each having a. slot, and one ofsaid Number Name a Date v screws passing through each of the slots and1,444,764 Rohde Feb. 6, 1923 l being threaded to one of said wings. n1,712,086 Little May 7, 1929 WILLIAM L. MILLS. 1,825,335 Connolly Sept.29, 1931 l 5 1,917,812 Robinson July 11, 1933 REFERENCES CITED 1,942,911Ashworth Jan. 9, 1934 The following references are of record in the2168447 Patterson Aug- 8 1939 me of this patent: 2,204,680 Kempf June18, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENTS w FOREIGN'PATENTS i Number Name DateNumber Country Date 1,249,021 Burke Dec. 4, 1917 7

